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Syncope

Causes
Clinical features
Investigations
Therapy
Prognosis
Clinical features

Look for other causes
  • Perform carotid sinus massage to look for carotid sinus hypersensitivity d - it is safe b

Why?

  • Few patients have a transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke following carotid sinus massage, and most neurological deficits recover. (0.44%: 95% CI: 0.11% to 0.76%) b
 

Expiry date: June 2004
Levels of Evidence used in grading these guides

Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   W N   Kapoor
CAT Writers   CM   Ball , B   Phillips , CJ   Wotton